Ma Wan's head was thrown into Wuwei City. Cheng Yin and others, who were still waiting for the good news, were shocked when they saw it. They thought they would pull Ma Chao here, relying on the strength of the Ma family in Xiliang and Ma Chao's bravery.
If they can stop Long Fei, they can still dominate Xiliang. Unexpectedly, Ma Wan is killed, and their illusions are completely shattered.
Liang Xingdao: "I have long said that there will be no result in this matter, but you didn't listen. Now, the horse is dead, and Long Fei's army is on the way. What should I do? You tell me!"
Zhang Heng had the best relationship with Ma Wan, and said angrily: "They killed General Ma, and this revenge must be avenged! At worst, we will die together!"
Li Kan sneered and said: "Perish together? How can we perish together with the Dragon Army? Although there are 100,000 soldiers and horses in Wuwei City, there is not much food and grass. As long as the Dragon Army traps us, we will definitely die within ten days!"
"Then rush out!" Zhang Heng waited for Li Kan: "No matter how powerful the Dragon Army is, they are still human beings. Are they invulnerable gods? I don't believe they can't be killed!"
Cheng Yin shook his head: "The death struggle is completely useless. Under the current situation, I think the candidate has done the right thing. Staying away from the battlefield is the most correct decision. If you have no objections, I am going to return home and never interfere in the war again! Farewell
!" Cheng Yin smiled, slowly stood up and walked out of the lobby.
Looking at Cheng Yin's back, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, and Liang Xing looked at each other in shock. Zhang Heng cursed: "You people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, if you don't go, I will go. I want to see how powerful Long Jun is!"
In an instant, only Li Kan and Liang Xing were left in the lobby. Li Kan smiled: "Don't General Liang want to be the king of Xiliang? Now is a good opportunity, why not go up and give it a try?"
Liang Xing looked back at the shining golden throne: "Don't you think so, General Li? Forget it, General Cheng is right, everything is just glitz. Let's look at Zhang Heng's results. Let's surrender! Liangzhou will no longer belong to us.
We are."
Zhang Heng led his troops out of the city gate and happened to collide with Ma Dai's army. Both of them were acquaintances. Ma Dai tried to persuade Zhang Heng but did not listen, so the two immediately took action. How could Zhang Heng be Ma Dai's opponent?
He was hacked to death by Ma Dai on the spot, and the soldiers who followed him turned to him one after another. After receiving the battle report, Li Kan and Liang Xing realized that the situation was really over. They ordered the city gates to be opened, the white chess pieces hung up, and the whole city surrendered.
When the news reached Chang'an, Long Fei was overjoyed. This time he could capture Xiliang without spending a single soldier, and half of the country was in his own hands. Unification was not far away.
Not to mention the celebrations of the Dragon Army, Cao Cao in Yecheng began to lament and sigh when he learned that Liangzhou had surrendered. He had been running the business for many years, and he almost wanted to win Han Sui over to his side. But as soon as Long Fei appeared, he would never be able to take it.
Advantage? Cao Cao was pacing alone in the room. The servant announced that the crown prince Cao Pi was here, and Cao Cao let him in. Cao Pi, the crown prince, had a hard time doing it. Cao Cao had many sons, and it was really difficult for Cao Cao to choose him as the crown prince.
In Cao Cao's heart, he pinned all his hopes on his eldest son, Cao Ang, but unfortunately he died young. Later, Cao Cao felt that Cao Chong was so smart that he almost made him the heir apparent, but he died young. Although there is no sign that these things have anything to do with seizing the heir apparent.
But it left a faint pain in Cao Cao's heart. After careful consideration, he decided to make Cao Pi his crown prince. From then on, there was no case of child death.
Cao Pi came here because of the matter of Xiliang. Cheng Yu and Dong Zhao also came with Cao Pi. After saluting, Cao Cao asked the three of them to sit down and asked: "Xiliang was our biggest mistake. Long Fei's
The rise is too rapid, I have no choice but to keep the ban army in Luoyang, what do you think?"
"Tongguan has been occupied by Long Fei, and there is no danger to defend Luoyang! If the army left behind may be eaten by Long Fei in the end!" Dong Zhao is always quick to talk, and he will say whatever comes to his mind: "The best way is to abandon Yanzhou and Yuzhou.
Xuzhou and Yangzhou fight against Long Fei with the Yellow River as the boundary!"
"How can this be done?" Cao Pi immediately objected: "This is the territory of the Central Plains. How many soldiers did we die to capture this place? How can we just let it go? It is also the land of the four states. If Longfei can conquer the Central Plains, it will be even more powerful!"
"Pi'er is right! Even if you want to let him go, he will have to come and snatch it away!" Cao Cao said with determination: "Fighting for the world is not so easy. Every step must involve stepping on blood!"
Dong Zhao sighed: "Longfei has Jingzhou and Yi, two of the richest places in the world. Some Xiliang army and horse production areas can have strong soldiers and horses in just one or two years, with sufficient food and grass. It is not difficult to sweep the world. But in the Central Plains of Hebei,
After years of disasters, if my lord does not abandon this burden of the Central Plains, I guarantee that in two years we will not even have many soldiers left!"
"Nonsense!" Cao Pi was furious.
Cao Cao waved his hand and looked at Dong Zhao: "The lonely king also understands this, so he can't let it go. Now there are only me, Long Fei, and the puppet Sun Quan left in the world. If the lonely king doesn't stop Long Fei, who else will
If you can stop Long Fei, the world will change!"
What Cao Cao said was tragic, and everyone felt sad to hear it. Dong Zhao sighed: "Hey! In this case, Luoyang cannot be defended. The lord can deploy the army at Hulao Pass, hoping to use the strong pass here to block Long Fei from the pass.
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Cao Cao glanced at Cheng Yu, who nodded. Cao Cao immediately ordered Yu Jin to return to Hulao Pass and divide the troops into three groups to garrison. Li Dian led one group to garrison in Xingyang, Le Jin led one group to garrison in Xuchang, and Yu Jin led the Chinese army to garrison.
Hulao Pass, hoping to keep Long Fei out. At the same time, troops and horses were deployed to strengthen the defense along the Yellow River, and civilians were deployed to re-fortify various cities.
It is easy to issue political orders in other places, but Xuzhou is an exception. Zang Ba is currently dealing with Lu Su, and he has no extra power to deal with Cao Cao's bullshit political orders. Looking at the war map in front of him, Zang Ba is still relatively optimistic
, although Linhuai and Sishui were lost, the Wu army and Han Dang's troops were annihilated, and one of Lu Su's arms was broken. The Wu army now only has Xu Sheng leading the East Route Army to advance into Huai'an step by step. As long as Xu Sheng is concentrated, Xu Sheng will be defeated.
Wu Jun will definitely lose this battle.
It is a pity that Zang Ba had just finished mobilizing his troops and the Wu army retreated. The reason was simple. Sun Quan felt the danger. Xiliang was captured by Long Fei, who occupied the western part of the Han Dynasty. According to the usual practice, he must turn around and head east.
With Long Fei's personality, he always likes to do things easy first and then things difficult. Compared with Cao Cao, he is naturally easy. Therefore, Long Fei's next target is very likely to be him.
Sun Quan sighed: "Retreat! Xiliang falls into Long Fei's hands, and we are next. How can we protect Jiangdong? What do you think?"
No one spoke. Sun Quan looked helplessly at Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao shook his head slightly and lowered his head. Then he looked at Yu Fan. Yu Fan sighed and avoided Sun Quan's gaze. Sun Quan was a little helpless. He knew his own situation.
But he was unwilling to give in. He always wanted to regain his position, but there was always no chance. If Zhou Yu blocked Long Fei, there should be hope.
"My lord, Wei Chen has an idea!"
"Oh? Ziyu, tell me quickly!" Sun Quan couldn't wait.
Zhuge Jin said: "The world has been divided into three parts. Long Fei is the strongest, Cao Cao is slightly weaker, and we are the weakest. It is a danger but also an opportunity for us!" Zhuge Jin glanced around the crowd, and it was obvious that he was the focus of everyone.
. He continued with satisfaction: "Needless to say the danger, let's talk about the opportunity. Long Fei occupies half of the country, and Cao Cao and us are the same. If we join forces with Cao Cao to fight against Long Fei, as long as we win one battle, I, Jiangdong, will reverse the situation. By then,
Both Cao Cao and Long Fei want to win over us, this is the advantage of dividing the world into three parts, uniting the weak to fight against the strong."
Zhang Zhao looked at the excited Zhuge Jin and asked: "Do you think Long Fei's current strength cannot lead to a war on both sides, or do you think Long Fei can't fight Cao Cao and us?"
Everyone started talking among themselves, and many people were unconvinced about Zhuge Jin's proposal. Back then, Long Fei had only one city to fight Yuan Shao, but when he had more land in Jingzhou, he dared to challenge Cao Cao. Now Long Fei controls half of the Han Dynasty.
He has the richest land in the world and the production of military horses in his hands, who else dares to compete with him?
Zhuge Jin said: "Master Zhang is saying that Long Fei is indeed powerful, but this is indeed the best way at present. Blindly retreating will only allow Long Fei to compress us into a very small space, and there will be no chance of development.
, rather than die in vain like this, it is better to fight with your back against the enemy!"
These words were echoed by many people, especially the generals in the army, who appreciated it. Jiangdong was once again in a dilemma whether to fight or not to fight. Sun Quan thought of Zhou Yu again. The last time Cao Cao sent troops south, it was Zhou Yu who mobilized
The public strongly supported sending troops, allowing Sun Quan to win his greatest victory since taking office. Who can turn the tide today?
"Your Majesty, the Governor is here to meet you outside the palace!"
"Please!" Sun Quan stood up from his seat excitedly and hurried out the door: "Zijing came back in time, really in time!"
Lu Su was flattered by Sun Quan's welcome at the door. This time he sent troops to Xuzhou and returned without success, but his lord actually came to greet him at the door, which made Lu Su flattered. Lu Su knelt down and climbed a few steps to Sun Quan. Sun Quan personally helped Lu Su up.
Qi: "Okay! Zijing came back just in time! With Zijing here, I, Jiangdong, will be saved!"
Sun Quan dismissed everyone, leaving only Zhang Zhao, Cheng Pu, Yu Fan, Lu Su and Zhuge Jin. The solution was proposed by Zhuge Jin, and naturally it was Zhuge Jin who said it. Everyone knew that Sun Quan wanted to let Lu
Lu Su came up with an idea. So no one interrupted when Zhuge Jin was narrating. He just waited for Zhuge Jin to finish and listened to Lu Su's suggestions. Zhuge Jin was eloquent and explained his plan and benefits in full.
After everyone listened, Sun Quan asked Lu Su: "What does Zijing think of this idea? Can it resolve our current crisis?"
Lu Su looked at Zhuge Jin, then at Zhang Zhao and Cheng Pu, and smiled slightly: "May I ask what your opinions are, sir? Do they all agree that we need to unite with Cao Cao to win?"